Mary D'Ambrosio

Journalist • Editorial Consultant • Professor

Letting Go

Risk, November 1999
The currency band, once praised as a sound middle ground between volatile free-floating money and unpatriotic dollarisation, has fallen out of fashion in Latin America

By Mary D'Ambrosio

Stories

Book Reviews
Myth of the Empty Frontier
Explorers' diseases wiped out native populations long before settlers arrived
Deferred Futures
Why young adults are falling behind
How - and Why - the U.S. Saved the Peso in '94
One of Mexico's top political scientists examines the bailout
Politics, Business & Finance
Peso Power
Investors are snapping up bonds in Latin America's sizzling local currencies
Latin America 2007
Top thinkers and financiers bet on the investment climate a decade hence
Dancing with the Bear
Surprising developments in Russia on the heels of Yeltsin's inaugural
Back to Work
After breast cancer, most women return
Letting Go
Currency bands fall out of fashion
Trade Warrior
Sheer stubborness could improve the U.S. trade balance
Culture & Travel
Return to the Belle Epoque
On on island near Istanbul, a developer pursues a vision of the past
Crime Comes Down Hard on Caracas as High Life Ends
A story that Venezuelans tell on their Colombian neighbors is coming true at home.